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That they're not patented in natural form but purified. has that been a good thing? again, that's the question to ask. does this benefit the public? are the patents producing something the public benefits from? i think when it comes to some patents used to inspire therapeutic development like, for instance, amgen would say they would not have invested to treat anemia without a patent on the gene afraid somebody else would swoop in and take over their market after they'd done all the work. so perhaps in therapeutics, these patents have benefits the public. in diagnostics on the other hand, like...
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